So you've just given "the presentation of a life time." But your job's not yet done. You still have the Q&A session! Having a hard time answering your audience's questions? Are you sweating buckets over the most simple of queries? What will you do if there's a tough one you can't answer? All of these are valid worries, but they shouldn't stop you from handling the most worrisome of scenarios. Here's a guide containing helpful tips on how to manage difficult Q&A sessions.

2. Q&A sessions can sometimes feel scarier than the speech
itself, but the key is to think of them as another
opportunity to show off your expertise, get immediate
feedback, and expand on your message. To further
inspire and motivate attendees, keep in mind the
following:

3. Remember that your responsibility
is to deliver the best answer to the
entire group, not just the person
who posed the question.
Be Responsible.
Your ultimate goals for a successful
Q&A should be:
Goal #1:

4. Don’t just look at the person who
asked the question, but always
scan the entire audience
Don’t just look at the person who
asked the question, but always
scan the entire audience
Keep an eye on
the audience.
Don’t just look at the person who
asked the question, but always
scan the entire audience
Keep an eye on
the audience.
Goal #2

5. Find ways to make a connection
between the question and your
content.
Make connections.
Goal #3:

6. How to prepare for tough questions:
Have friends, family and
colleagues ask you the
toughest questions they
can think of.
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7. Search Google using avariety of
keywords related to your topic
to discover more questions.

8. Spend some time on daily
Q&A hotbeds, like LinkedIn,
Twitter and Quora.
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9. Separate your list of
questions into two
categories: those you
can answer and those
you can’t.
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10. Go back through
and weave these
answers into
your content.
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11. Don’t include answers
that are not directly
related to your topic,
but be prepared to
answer them
nonetheless.
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12. Don’t shy away from any
curveballs. Those are the
ones you should prepare
for the most!
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13. Don’t feel pressured to give
an answerif you don’t have
one because you won’t be
helping your audience.
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Erhh...

14. In these situations,
prepare a slide with
your contact info and
ask the person to
contact you at a later
date.
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For more inquiries:
myinfo@email.com
@mytwitter

15. If you’re running out of time,
let your audience know that
they can contact you with
further questions.
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16. Tell your audience up front when the
Q&A session will take place. This will
avoid distractions and encourage
attendees to begin thinking of questions.
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Speech
by: John Smith
Q&A10:00
am
10:20
am
10:40
am
11:30
am

17. When the audience is very large, repeat, and
if necessary, rephrase the question for the
benefit of the rest of the audience.
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18. When an attendee asks three
questions in one, just focus on
what is the most answerable
or relates to your content.
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19. Don’t ever lose your cool
with awkward questions.
Instead, deflect any
awkwardness with humor.
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20. If you make a mistake in one of your
answers, don’t panic. Simply make a joke
of it and correct your information.
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21. Always end your Q&As by
repeating the main themes or
key content points of your
presentation.
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22. BASED ON THE ARTICLE
8 Ways to Handle Tough Q&A Sessions During Presentations
By Ashish Arora
http://blog.visme.co/q&a-sessions/
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